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Receiver U? Ranking Clemson's top WR commitments

Receiver U? Ranking Clemson's top WR commitments

Clemson has recruited the WR position extremely well in recent years. How does 2017 pledge Tee Higgins compare?

 • Mike Farrell
On the mend

On the mend

National recruit and Clemson signee Germone Hopper is recovering from a recent injury. Also, what's he been told about playing time in light of Sammy

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 • Ryan Bartow
Florida finds top talent in Tar Heel state

Florida finds top talent in Tar Heel state

Despite multiple coaching changes, Florida consistently pulls five-star talents such as D.J. Humphries out of North Carolina. How do the Gators do it?

 • Steve Megargee
Top recruiters by conference

Top recruiters by conference

Greg Mattison helped Michigan reel in a top 10 class with his efforts. Rivals.com goes deep into every conference to name our top recruiters for each

 • Rivals.com recruiting staff
Nations top 25 recruiters

Nations top 25 recruiters

Rivals.com analysts have named the top 25 recruiters in the country coming off National Signing Day. Florida's D.J. Durkin leads the list.

 • Rivals.com recruiting staff
Signing Day 2012: The top 25 teams

Signing Day 2012: The top 25 teams

Alabama reeled in another top class, led by running back T.J. Yeldon. See where your favorite team stacked up on National Signing Day as we break down

 • Chris Nee
Farrells Army Bowl Week Awards

Farrells Army Bowl Week Awards

Ondre Pipkins was a hit on and off the field at the U.S. Army Bowl, so it's no surprise he is well represented as Mike Farrell hands out his awards fo

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 • Mike Farrell
Army Bowl: Game breakdown

Army Bowl: Game breakdown

Running back Mike Davis made the most of limited touches in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl. He was one of several prospects matching their hype in th

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 • Adam Gorney
Army Bowl: East Tuesday top performers

Army Bowl: East Tuesday top performers

Five-star wide receiver Stefon Diggs had the play of the day in East practice and leads Mike Farrell's list of top performers for Tuesday.

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 • Mike Farrell
Army Bowl: Top 10 East storylines

Army Bowl: Top 10 East storylines

Rivals.com analyst Josh Helmholdt reviews the top 10 storylines out of the East team practices Tuesday, with Stefon Diggs topping the list.

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 • Josh Helmholdt
East getting creative with running backs

East getting creative with running backs

Getting their share of touches in the Army Bowl shouldn't be a problem for East running backs Mike Davis and Brian Kimbrow.

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 • Josh Helmholdt
Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas awards

Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas awards

Who was the fastest player at the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas? The strongest? Todd Gurley ranks at the top of two categories in our awards for the we

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 • Rivals.com recruiting staff
The Wolfpackers Shrine Bowl Highlights

The Wolfpackers Shrine Bowl Highlights

<i>The Wolfpacker</i> was in Spartanburg, S.C. for the 75th Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas. NC State target Todd Gurley and three Pack commits helped th

 • Ryan Tice
N.C. backs run strong in Shrine Bowl win

N.C. backs run strong in Shrine Bowl win

Behind the running of Todd Gurley and Jela Duncan, North Carolina rallied from a halftime deficit to win the 75th Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas on Satu

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 • Keith Niebuhr
Top storylines of Carolinas Shrine Bowl

Top storylines of Carolinas Shrine Bowl

The Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas kicks off at 1 p.m. ET, and we'll learn whether South Carolina can block Jonathan Bullard and North Carolina's defens

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 • Keith Niebuhr
Shrine Bowl: Thursday top performers

Shrine Bowl: Thursday top performers

The pace was a good bit slower on the fourth day of practice at the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas, but Quinshad Davis is among the players that continu

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 • Keith Niebuhr
Shrine Bowl: Wednesday top performers

Shrine Bowl: Wednesday top performers

The list of top performers from Wednesday's practices for the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas includes receivers Germone Hopper, Quinshad Davis, Jamel Ha

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 • Keith Niebuhr
Shrine matchup: N.C. WR vs. S.C. DB

Shrine matchup: N.C. WR vs. S.C. DB

Germone Hopper and the N.C. receivers have shown this week that they could be a tough matchup for the S.C. secondary in Saturday's Shrine Bowl of the

 • Mike Farrell
Shrine Bowl: Tuesday top performers

Shrine Bowl: Tuesday top performers

Lexington, S.C., wide receiver Shaq Roland was the star of the day on Tuesday at practices for the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas and leads the list of

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 • Mike Farrell
Hopper on Bullard

Hopper on Bullard

SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- Germone Hopper has an idea of where 5-star DE Jonathan Bullard may wind up, and he shared that with TI.

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 • Ryan Bartow
Shrine Bowl: Monday top performers

Shrine Bowl: Monday top performers

The first day of practice at the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas is in the books and it is no surprise that Jonathan Bullard leads the list of top perfor

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 • Mike Farrell
Top storylines of Carolinas event

Top storylines of Carolinas event

With another Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic in the books, the focus now turns to the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas. The game will be loaded at wi

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 • Mike Farrell
Hoppers take

Hoppers take

4-star commit Germone Hopper will get a visit from Dan Pearman this week. In this interview, his thoughts on Clemson's season, his recruiting and muc

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 • Ryan Bartow
Teammates share All-American spotlight

Teammates share All-American spotlight

The trio of (from left) Nick Dawson, coach Andrew Howard and Germone Hopper took Charlotte O. Berry from doormat to dominant, and they shared in a rew

 • Derek Samson
Three recruiting Dawson the hardest

Three recruiting Dawson the hardest

Rivals250 inside linebacker Nick Dawson of Charlotte (N.C.) Berry might have 50 tackles with six sa

 • Keith Niebuhr
Charlotte matchup among highlights

Charlotte matchup among highlights

Charlotte (N.C.) Mallard Creek star D.J. Humphries is one of more than 100 prospects the Rivals.com analysts will see in person this weekend.

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 • Rivals.com
Mid-Atlantic mailbag: Penn State rebounds

Mid-Atlantic mailbag: Penn State rebounds

Penn State has been shaky in recruiting at times lately, but is on a roll now with the recent commitment of DT Tommy Schutt and others. More in the Mi

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 • Mike Farrell
New Rivals100 features many moves

New Rivals100 features many moves

The new Rivals100 has been released and there are four new five-stars: QB Jameis Winston, QB Gunner Kiel, CB Tracy Howard and WR Cayleb Jones.

 • Rivals.com recruiting staff
Rival regions: Charlotte vs. Raleigh-Durham

Rival regions: Charlotte vs. Raleigh-Durham

With prospects such as D.J. Humphries, Charlotte dominates Raleigh-Durham in the Rival Regions matchup.

 • Mike Farrell
Rivals.coms All-Camp Team - Offense

Rivals.coms All-Camp Team - Offense

Heading into our next set of evaluation meetings and a new set of rankings due at the end of August, here is a look at our all-camp offense from the s

 • Rivals.com recruiting staff
Summer wrap series: Fastest prospects

Summer wrap series: Fastest prospects

The Rivals.com summer wrap series takes a look at the fastest prospects analysts scouted over the past few months, with TCU commit Daje Johnson making

 • Rivals.com
What we learned: FBU Top Gun

What we learned: FBU Top Gun

UConn coach Paul Pasqualoni and staff deserve loads of credit for their early find of Bear (Del.) Red Lion Christian offensive lineman Khaliel Rodgers

 • Mike Farrell
Surprise teams highlight team recruiting rankings

Surprise teams highlight team recruiting rankings

Once again as Rivals.com releases its first team rankings of the recruiting year, Texas is on top as Mack Brown and his staff got off to their usual q

 • Rivals.com recruiting staff
Top Guns best beat the heat

Top Guns best beat the heat

Barry Sanders of Oklahoma City put on a dominating running back performance at the FBU Top Gun Camp in Virginia, making Mike Farrell's list of top per

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 • Mike Farrell
Charlotte duo lands in Army game

Charlotte duo lands in Army game

Charlotte (N.C.) O'Berry Academy of Technology teammates Germone Hopper and Nick Dawson stick together everywhere, including how they will end their h

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 • Mike Farrell
Top Gun filled with matchups to watch

Top Gun filled with matchups to watch

The FBU Top Gun Camp kicks off Thursday with plenty of intriguing matchups, including along the lines, where five-star DT Aziz Shittu will be lurking.

 • Mike Farrell
Hopper on Kelly, Dawson

Hopper on Kelly, Dawson

After spending time with Chad Kelly and Nick Dawson in Clemson this week, what's Germone Hopper's gut feeling on both and where they'll be playing the

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 • Ryan Bartow
Charlotte Under Armour Combine results

Charlotte Under Armour Combine results

Results from the Charlotte Under Armour Combine.

 • Rivals.com recruiting staff
N.C. VTO Sports Elite 100 combine results

N.C. VTO Sports Elite 100 combine results

Results from the VTO Elite 100 combine in North Carolina.

 • Rivals.com recruiting staff
What we learned: Duke Nike camp

What we learned: Duke Nike camp

Rivals.com national analyst Mike Farrell breaks down five things we learned from the Nike camp at Duke on Sunday. Atop his list is Nashville (Tenn.) M

 • Mike Farrell
Top performers: Duke Nike camp

Top performers: Duke Nike camp

The Nike Football Training Camp made a stop in Durham, N.C., on the Duke campus Sunday with many of the region's top talent competing. Rivals.com nati

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 • Mike Farrell
From the road: Duke Nike camp

From the road: Duke Nike camp

Talented receiver Germone Hopper of Charlotte (N.C.) Berry Academy has attended plenty of football events, but the Clemson commit couldn't recall one

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 • Keith Niebuhr
Early enrollment plans

Early enrollment plans

Chad Morris and Danny Pearman stopped by Charlotte (NC) Berry Academy Monday and checked on Clemson commit Germone Hopper. Earlier this month the four

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 • Ryan Bartow
Rivals250: Best of the rest

Rivals250: Best of the rest

The top 100 players in the 2012 class were ranked and released by Rivals.com on Monday, and now it's time to reveal the entire Rivals250. The first pl

 • Rivals.com recruiting staff
Pearman checks on Hopper

Pearman checks on Hopper

Clemson had a layup in landing longtime Tiger lean Germone Hopper. The athlete from Charlotte (NC) Berry Academy just needed to get a full offer, feel

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 • Ryan Bartow
What we learned: Rivals/VTO camps

What we learned: Rivals/VTO camps

Rivals.com national recruiting analyst Mike Farrell has been all over the Rivals.com/VTO Sports Elite 100 Showcases this spring. Farrell shares five t

 • Mike Farrell
Message from Morris

Message from Morris

Germone Hopper was slated to compete in the Taco Bell Invitational Track Meet in Columbia last Saturday. Instead, the most recent Clemson commit was i

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 • Ryan Bartow
VTO North Carolina: Positional breakdown

VTO North Carolina: Positional breakdown

Rivals.com analyst Keith Niebuhr looks back at the Rivals.com/VTO Sports Elite 100 camp in Charlotte, N.C., with a position-by-position overview. And

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 • Keith Niebuhr
Dawson holds off for now

Dawson holds off for now

CHARLOTTE--- Berry Academy linebacker Nick Dawson discusses his recruiting situation.

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 • Adam Powell
North Carolina VTO top performers

North Carolina VTO top performers

The Rivals.com/VTO Sports Elite 100 finished out in the Carolinas on Sunday as some of the top prospects from North Carolina along with few from neigh

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 • Mike Farrell
AMP: Hopper represents at VTO

AMP: Hopper represents at VTO

Following a visit to Clemson on Friday, Charlotte (N.C.) athlete Germone Hopper committed to the Tigers. Then on Sunday, Hopper dominated at the Riva

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 • Rivals.com AMP
From the road: North Carolina VTO

From the road: North Carolina VTO

The Rivals.com/VTO Sports Elite 100 Showcase was held Sunday at Mallard Creek High School in Charlotte, N.C., and 200 of the area's top players turned

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 • Keith Niebuhr
Hopper commits to Clemson

Hopper commits to Clemson

As first reported by Tiger Illustrated, Charlotte, NC athlete Germone Hopper has committed ...

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 • Ryan Bartow
Carolinas first up for VTO camps

Carolinas first up for VTO camps

The first weekend of the Rivals.com/VTO Sports Elite 100 Showcases is quickly approaching as the events hit the Carolinas in less than two weeks. Both

 • Mike Farrell
Top talent drawn to compete at VTO events

Top talent drawn to compete at VTO events

The Rivals.com/VTO Sports Elite 100 Showcases are hitting five states in the Southeast/Mid-Atlantic area in the month of April with many top prospects

 • Mike Farrell
ATH gets perfect plan at Jr Day

ATH gets perfect plan at Jr Day

Germone Hopper got the ideal treatment from the school he grew up loving on Saturday at Junior Day. The Charlotte (NC) standout, the No. 1 athlete in

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 • Ryan Bartow
VT junior day is best visit yet for Hopper

VT junior day is best visit yet for Hopper

Charlotte (N.C.) Berry Academy of Technology athlete Germone Hopper made his first ever trip to Blacksburg on Saturday afternoon. The 6-foot-0, 165-po

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 • Brian Mohr
Video: Germone Hopper junior 250 to Watch

Video: Germone Hopper junior 250 to Watch

http://rivals.yahoo.com/video/recruiting-football/Germone-Hopper-Highlights-1-1093163

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 • Steven Willis
New situation

New situation

Danny Pearman remains in charge of recruiting the largest city in North Carolina - Charlotte - for Clemson. The Queen City's top athlete for this cycl

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 • Ryan Bartow
A Closer Look

A Closer Look

Charlotte (NC) Berry Academy athlete Germone Hopper got an in-depth look at the USC football program on Saturday. In this interview with GamecockCent

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 • Chris Clark
Hokies offer versatile 2012 athlete

Hokies offer versatile 2012 athlete

The Hokies are the latest team to pull the trigger on a rising athlete in the region. Virginia Tech extended an offer on Friday for the 2012 prospect.

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 • Brian Mohr
Top talent reports for combine

Top talent reports for combine

With the 2011 U.S. Army National Combine kicking off on Friday morning, Thursday's registration day was a preview of the type of talent that is expect

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 • John Talman
Offers are piling up for junior NC athlete

Offers are piling up for junior NC athlete

Scholarships are piling up for versatile athlete Germone Hopper out of Charlotte (N.C.) Phillip O. Berry Academy of Technology. The 6-foot-0, 175-poun

 • Mike Farrell
Hoping for dream offer

Hoping for dream offer

Gerome Hopper puts on a show in every which way by the week for Charlotte (NC) Berry Academy. Two Saturdays ago the talented athlete was in Clemson to

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 • Ryan Bartow
Eye-popping playmaker

Eye-popping playmaker

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Germone Hopper splashed on the scene as a freshmen with 374 all-purpose yards against national power Matthews (NC) Butler and 502 a

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 • Ryan Bartow
Tight end talent stands out at VTO combine

Tight end talent stands out at VTO combine

The third annual VTO Elite 100 was held Saturday at Mallard Creek High School in Charlotte, N.C., with many of the top prospects from North Carolina a

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 • Mike Farrell